The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03

Hmitbers, ss could not be satisfied
With the present status Of the aft air.
| He left me, but not before he agreed
TO order the travelling man home,
From Mr.. Shouse / went and told Mr..
GcdWin and Russell.
Before the travelling man returned
Mr.. PIewitt. school teacher living at
Germantown, asked Mr.. Yopp II he
had heard OF the rumors involving
Mrs. PoIk's chastity. This added fuel
TO the fame In my mind and sum-
moned Mr.. PTewitt to come to Mem
phis by the fret train. He complied
with the summons, and answered my
inquiries with the remark that Mr..
Aisup bad
CIRCULATED DIRTY REPORT
about my wife. This was Saturday
night, and as Mr.. Alsup could not be
found on Sunday told Mr.. Prewitt TO
investigate the affair quietly and e.
deavor TO find some trace OF the per-
son whe had started 1t. He reported
to me again about IL o'clock Sunday,
and said he had learned Tom WrighPs
name was connect ID with the scandal,
and thst Mr.. Wright was anxious TO
see me. Mr.. Prewitt and l met
him and all then repaired to Mr.. God
wins Office for private consultation.
Without inquiring for particular from
Mr.. Wright l denounced the whole
story as
AN INFAMOUS LIE,
Mr.. Wright then eaid he lad heard
Capt. OarDes's name mentioned In
connection with the report, not as the
author, but merely as repeating what
he had learned from lady whose
name was not given. In the Captsin's
version II was reported that Wright
had been fred upon by me while es.
Gaping from my wife's room. Wright
told Capt. Oarnes to look out, and was
in hurry to see me in order 10 clear
bis character. From the Office we
took different directions, and Mr..
Wright entered upoa further inves.
tigatlon. | was greatly worried, and
proceeded directly home. where re-
msined until Monday. Ga that day,
SITTER coming up town, among the first
things to reach my ears was that
JACK DUSscoMB
was associated with the scandal. He
s,outly denied it, however, and moth
ing remained for me but to wait until
the hour for the arrival OF the Somer-
vile train, on which expected to find
Mr.. Alsup. Russell wanted to go with
me to the train, but Mr.. God win said
he he'd better remain behind and let
Mr.. Yopp 70. There was man named
Aleup aboard, but he proved 10 be the
wrong man. From the depot we went
10 find another man OF that name, who
was reported to be employed on Sec.
ond street. When we found him de-
manded his authority for the nnsavory
reports, and he merely added that II
was q common street rumor, of the
correctness Of which he knew nothing.
ANOTHER WILD GOOSE CHASE.
told him that would not do, as
was engaged on mission TO unearth
the calumny, and unless he gave the
name OF his informant the RESPONSE.
bility would be saddled upon him. He
hesitated for short time, but finally
said he gathered it from what Mr..
Dean, Of the firm OF Dean d Carroll,
had said. Together we visited the
house OF Dean & Carroll, and Mr.. Dean
was pointed out. When told him OF
the accusation Mr.. Alsup had lodged
against him, he replied that be had
heard IL. l asked the name OF the
man associated with the report, men,
tiouing thoss OF Wright, Dunscomb
and others, closing the list with
is the name," said Mr.. Dean. For
his authority he gave the name OF
Louis LANCE, Mr.. Dean was very busy
at the time, but went with me to con-
front Mr.. Laugs, and when he was in
formed OF the nature OF our visit, he
disclaimed any motive in the prem
ises, giving as his informant Mr.. Eel
ner, of ths firm OF Z,llner & Co., not,
however, without some hesitation and
unaccountsble GOODNESS.
ENDS IN SMOKE.
Together We visited Mr.. Z.lner,
who, when told OF Langes story aud
my business, said it was all mistake.
Against this turn Of affairs Lange en-
tered vigorous protest, insisting that
there was no mistake, and Y liner had
certainly related the story to him. To
put himself right, Mr., Z,llner stated
that the story he had told was gray
horse OF another color. 1t was OF a
man In his employ, who had been
surprised while trespassing upon the
sacred ground OF cobjugal felicity, In
the family OF a railroad man, and fred
upon. The clerk had soon afterward
been overturned by the railroad man
and given specific time to depart
from the city. Acting upon the sd-
vice, he settled his accounts with the
house and skipped to St. Louis. l
had gone as far as possible in the in
vestigation and, upon the promise OF
all parties to inform me II any further
developments arose, l gave it up for
the time being.
DALTON coRNKRRD.
For q few days l brooded over my
dissatisfied over the result, One day
/ saw Dalton across the street, in front
, OF the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph
| Office, which was then being fitted up.
l went over, called him inside OF the
house and related the Iumors con.
corning him and my wife. He de.
nounced the whole business, 80 far as
) he was concerned, as a malicious false.
hood, and further, that he had no part
whatever In the FORMULATION OF the
reports. / could do nothing to him
; under the circumstances, so the con.
ference was concluded by my telling
him
, WANTED NOTHING MORE TO DO WITH
, HIN,
aud he must abstain from referring In
future in even the reno est manner to
, any member Of Mr.. Godwin's family
, Thereupon we parted. Invent back to
: the Office and told Russell and Mr..
God win OF the conversation with
. Dalton. In about fifteen min.
utes Russell called me into the
cotton room and told me Dalton
was over at Mancini's aud wanted tosee
me. l replied that had no desire
what ,ver TO see him. Russell said he
, and Dalton had called upon Mr.
Shouse. and that Dalton had de.